"In order to lower the price, improve quality of communications in Afghanistan and bring healthy competitions in the field

Government announces telecommunications incentives
Afghanistan’s government has introduced incentives for private investors to extend telecommunications networks to remote areas and small towns.

Communications Minister Amirzai Sangin said th

Bids invited for new GSM licenses
Afghanistan's mobile phone market will see the entry of two new GSM operators starting next year.

Bidding for the new licenses will commence on 15 May and end 16 July 2005.

Afghanistan's

Investcom wins mobile license
Investcom, a Lebanese telecommunications group, said its consortium won one of two mobile phone licenses in Afghanistan.

Investcom said it paid US$ 40.1 million for a 15-year national licens